One of the fringe benefits of the Wisconsin Book Festival is that local bookstores order up the titles of the fest's featured authors.
So even if you didn't peruse the program, even if you didn't catch any sessions, simple browsing even weeks after the fact might lead you to a book you'd otherwise never have tumbled upon.
That's how I picked up in San Francisco; the in Iowa City. But just as satisfying, maybe even more satisfying in a way, is finding the very appealing shops that are, in comparison, in the middle of nowhere: in Richland Center, for instance.
I found that The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop went well with the autumn leaves and a sunny Saturday afternoon spent reading on the porch, but it would also pair nicely with a roaring fire and a dog or cat on your lap.
